Hello book nerds! Starting now you can pop in here on #fangirlthursday for a list of books I will be chatting about on the live Facebook show. You'll get the book/audiobook blurb, buy links, and my full review. No more jotting down down notes during the show or forgetting that title you wanted to add to your TBR. It will all be here. You can also look in the archives under #fangirlthursday for past info joining forward. Hope you guys enjoy this new feature. ~ Lynn
Audiobooks
There's a New Witch in Town
The Holiday Hills Witch Cozy Mystery Series, Book 1
The Holiday Hills Witch Cozy Mystery Series, Book 1
- By: Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
- Narrated by: Jaimee Moore
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 05-01-20
- Language: English
- Publisher: Severn River Publishing
Welcome to Holiday Hills, where the coffee’s fresh and there’s magic in the air...
I have a perfect life. I recently rented the most adorable little apartment on top of my favorite bookstore coffee shop on Main Street in Holiday Hills, the charmingest of charming small southern towns.
I spend my days ghostwriting a cozy mystery series for a well-known author, and maybe just a minute or two crushing on the town’s police chief. But of course, I’d never let that cat out of the bag. I'm still dealing with my recent divorce, and no matter what my bestie says, I'm so not ready for anything in the romance department.
Speaking of cats, my little Burmese Cooper follows me around like he’s my guard dog. Thankfully, Holiday Hills is animal-friendly. Everyone’s got a cat or dog, and that crazy old woman on the back end of town has the funniest talking parrot.
Oh, that crazy old woman...she’s a local celebrity, which can be a lot of trouble for her daughter. How do I know? Because that’s me. I’m the crazy old woman’s daughter.
The good news is everyone loves my mother, including me. The bad news is she recently died, and when she did, she opened up a whole new world for me - one I’d always thought was fictional. The magical world.
Now, I have witchy powers, a talking cat, and a knack for finding dead bodies in my quaint little town. Ones that haven't died by accident.
My name is Abby Odell and I’m a witch. Who knew? I sure didn’t. Thanks for that, Mom.
I have a perfect life. I recently rented the most adorable little apartment on top of my favorite bookstore coffee shop on Main Street in Holiday Hills, the charmingest of charming small southern towns.
I spend my days ghostwriting a cozy mystery series for a well-known author, and maybe just a minute or two crushing on the town’s police chief. But of course, I’d never let that cat out of the bag. I'm still dealing with my recent divorce, and no matter what my bestie says, I'm so not ready for anything in the romance department.
Speaking of cats, my little Burmese Cooper follows me around like he’s my guard dog. Thankfully, Holiday Hills is animal-friendly. Everyone’s got a cat or dog, and that crazy old woman on the back end of town has the funniest talking parrot.
Oh, that crazy old woman...she’s a local celebrity, which can be a lot of trouble for her daughter. How do I know? Because that’s me. I’m the crazy old woman’s daughter.
The good news is everyone loves my mother, including me. The bad news is she recently died, and when she did, she opened up a whole new world for me - one I’d always thought was fictional. The magical world.
Now, I have witchy powers, a talking cat, and a knack for finding dead bodies in my quaint little town. Ones that haven't died by accident.
My name is Abby Odell and I’m a witch. Who knew? I sure didn’t. Thanks for that, Mom.
Review
Another superb story from Carolyn Ridder Aspenson Aspenson combines two of my favorite genres, paranormal and mystery. In this witchy new series, Abby discovers she is a witch, has a talking cat named Cooper, and a murderer hot on her heels. This fast-paced new series has me hooked. Cooper steals the show with his snarky cat attitude. There's A New Witch in Town is classic Aspenson.
Jamie Moore is great as the narrator! I love her laid back impression of Cooper the cat. I hope she will continue to be the narrator on the remainder of the series.
Jamie Moore is great as the narrator! I love her laid back impression of Cooper the cat. I hope she will continue to be the narrator on the remainder of the series.
The Dead Boy's Club
Club Dead, Book 1
By: Rue Volley
Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly
Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 05-09-20
Language: English
Publisher: Three One Six Audio
Fifteen-year-old Harper J. Ellis lives in Juniper Hollow, a hotbed for paranormal activity. Here, the dead outnumber the living ten to one, and strange occurrences are a way of life. Most of the residents choose to ignore the odd quirks of the small Victorian town.
But not Harper.
She’s perfectly content to spend her days in the graveyard, reading paranormal romance books at the foot of a tombstone. Like many girls her age, she obsesses over boys. However, it’s her taste for all things strange and unusual that prompt her to start a club.
A pulse isn’t required, but a flair for ghoulish fun is. Care to join?
But not Harper.
She’s perfectly content to spend her days in the graveyard, reading paranormal romance books at the foot of a tombstone. Like many girls her age, she obsesses over boys. However, it’s her taste for all things strange and unusual that prompt her to start a club.
A pulse isn’t required, but a flair for ghoulish fun is. Care to join?
Review
This story was nothing that I expected it to be. I had the audacity to think I had it figured out. Nope. I imagined Volley cackling a wicked laugh as she penned this story and threw in a curveball to end all curveballs. Seriously, I thought i knew who was who and what was what. And I did have an inkling of the truth, but that ending. OMG that ending. Bravo Mrs. Volley!
Caitlin Kelly nailed it as the narrator! I love all of the unique voices she lent to this story.
Caitlin Kelly nailed it as the narrator! I love all of the unique voices she lent to this story.
 | When Wishes Bleed When Wishes Bleed, Book 1 By: Casey L. Bond Narrated by: Aleksi Graves Series: When Wishes Bleed, Book 1 Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 04-23-20 Language: English Publisher: Casey L. Bond |
One prince. One witch. One fate.
The upheaval in my life began the moment a prince stumbled into my house and asked me to read his fortune. Any other night, I might have made an excuse to get him to leave, but this was no normal visit. My fingers prickled to touch him. So, I granted his request by handing him a single wishbone. When he snapped it, the wish...bled.
Hearing me suck in a shocked breath, he asked what it meant. Such an ominous omen could only mean one thing: His death was imminent. Fate revealed that he wouldn’t die of natural causes. Someone wanted him dead. Stunned by the revelation, the man I now knew as Prince Tauren disappeared into a night I feared he wouldn’t survive.
The following day, I received an invitation to the castle. While it seemed the prince believed I could intervene and uncover who was plotting his death, his motives didn’t stop there. I was being summoned to join 12 other women in vying for the opportunity to be his wife and future queen. Going could mean jeopardizing my plans to reclaim my heritage and resurrect the House of Fate. But staying would guarantee Tauren’s death, and the blood of his wish would be on my hands.
When Wishes Bleed is a young adult fantasy romance perfect for fans of Adrienne Young, Cora Carmack, and Kiera Cass.
The upheaval in my life began the moment a prince stumbled into my house and asked me to read his fortune. Any other night, I might have made an excuse to get him to leave, but this was no normal visit. My fingers prickled to touch him. So, I granted his request by handing him a single wishbone. When he snapped it, the wish...bled.
Hearing me suck in a shocked breath, he asked what it meant. Such an ominous omen could only mean one thing: His death was imminent. Fate revealed that he wouldn’t die of natural causes. Someone wanted him dead. Stunned by the revelation, the man I now knew as Prince Tauren disappeared into a night I feared he wouldn’t survive.
The following day, I received an invitation to the castle. While it seemed the prince believed I could intervene and uncover who was plotting his death, his motives didn’t stop there. I was being summoned to join 12 other women in vying for the opportunity to be his wife and future queen. Going could mean jeopardizing my plans to reclaim my heritage and resurrect the House of Fate. But staying would guarantee Tauren’s death, and the blood of his wish would be on my hands.
When Wishes Bleed is a young adult fantasy romance perfect for fans of Adrienne Young, Cora Carmack, and Kiera Cass.
Review
Wow! Just wow! Hello book hangover. I haven't had one of those in a long time. Casey Bond never fails to deliver the BEST stories. When Wishes Bleed is phenomenal. The narrator, Aleksi Graves, is spectacular in her rendition of the tale. I haven't been this wrapped up in a story in a long time.
I felt this story in my bones. Sable as Fate was extraordinary. Bond never fails to unleash a unique and magical story.
I felt this story in my bones. Sable as Fate was extraordinary. Bond never fails to unleash a unique and magical story.
Books
Vendetta
Veiled Series Book 3
Author: Stacey Rourke
Publisher: Anchor Group Publishing
Publication Date: May 14, 2020
Splashed across every media outlet are claims I’m a violent murderer. A menace to society that must be stopped at all cost.
I… would love to see them try.
An enemy of the Nosferatu hides in plain sight. His lone goal– to watch the world burn. As the newly appointed vampire queen, I’m done allowing my people to suffer for his twisted agenda.
Dorian Gray thinks he knows pain.
He believes he owns the market on public manipulation.
He hunkers under the belief that his power and status make him untouchable.
I can’t wait to prove him wrong.
A darkness has rooted itself in me, one older than the first vampiric bloodline. An unimaginable strength courses through my veins, and I will use it to make Dorian bow before me. They call me the Dragon Queen, and I own the title. Because I, alone, know that the malevolent essence within me is one no man could ever tame.
Review
This cover is amazing and completley encompasses the ending in the previous book.
Vincenza is the ultimate bad a**! What an ending! Rourke ripped my heart out but made up for it with Vlad sexiness.
All I can say is long live the Queen!
Vincenza is the ultimate bad a**! What an ending! Rourke ripped my heart out but made up for it with Vlad sexiness.
All I can say is long live the Queen!
Pssst... You can preorder the boxset of the Veiled Series on Amazon!
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